‘It Ends With Us’ Author Asks Blake Lively to ‘Never Wither’ in IG Post

Blake Lively received support from “It Ends with Us” author Colleen Hoover following her sexual harassment lawsuit against the film’s director, Justin Baldoni.

Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni on Friday, accusing him of sexual misconduct on the set of the film. However, his lawyer responded by calling Lively’s claims “false.”

Since then, Baldoni suffered a setback when the talent agency that represented him dropped him, while he admitted to having an “unhealthy” relationship with porn in a resurfaced 2021 interview.

After news of Lively’s lawsuit against Baldoni made headlines, Hoover took to her Instagram Stories to support the actress. On Saturday, the author posted a picture of her and Lively hugging at an It Ends with Us screening.

In the post’s caption, Hoover wrote, “@blakelively you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met.”

Hoover concluded, “Thank you for being exactly the person you are. Never change. Never wither.” She also added a link to The New York Just Article on the lawsuit.

In her lawsuit, the 37-year-old actress claimed that Baldoni involved in sexual misconduct on the film set. Therefore, a meeting was called to address their concerns, and Baldoni and his production company agreed to several of their demands.

Lively’s demands included: “Stop showing Blake nude videos or images of women, stop mentioning Baldoni’s alleged past pornography addiction, and stop discussing sexual conquests in front of Blake and others.”

Lively also claimed that Baldoni and his team waged a smear campaign against her shortly after the meeting. She cited private emails and text messages between him and his Crisis PR representatives as evidence of her claims.

The mother of four expressed hope that her legal action “helps lift the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics used to harm people who speak out about wrongdoing and help protect others who may be targeted.” be taken.”

It didn’t take long for Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, to respond to Lively’s lawsuit. He did this by making a statement The New York Times.

Freedman stated, “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false allegations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and their representatives.”

Baldoni’s attorney also said Lively’s allegations against his client in her lawsuit were “another desperate attempt to ‘repair’ her negative reputation.”

Freedman described Lively’s claims as “completely false, outrageous and deliberately salacious with the intent to publicly offend and rehash a media narrative.”

Shortly after news of Lively’s lawsuit made headlines, he suffered a major blow after WME, the talent agency that represented him, dropped him. WME, which also represents Lively, has not released any further details about her actions.

Meanwhile, Baldoni opened up about his past porn addiction in an interview that resurfaced in July 2021. The film director was a guest on an episode of Sarah Grynberg’s “A life full of greatness“Podcast and talked about his previous “unhealthy” relationship with pornography.

During the interview, Baldoni confessed that he sought porn as a “refuge” when he felt alone, abandoned or hurt, adding that it served as a source of a “dopamine rush.”

He revealed via Page six“I trained my brain to deal with the pain of the dopamine rush. … But that doesn’t mean I don’t use something in an unhealthy way.”

Baldoni also shared, “Throughout my life, I have continued to look at pictures and videos of naked women, even though it inevitably made me feel bad. And I knew it would be a problem for me if I told myself I didn’t want to do that.

Rumors of a falling out between Baldoni and Lively began circulating on August 6 after the two failed to pose for photos together at the world premiere of It Ends with Us in New York.

Baldoni did not pose for photos with any of the film’s cast, although Lively took several shots with her co-stars. It was also observed that Lively unfollowed Baldoni on Instagram. Fans also noticed that Baldoni conducted the interviews for the film alone, while the other cast members conducted the interviews together.

Despite these and other observations, neither Baldoni nor Lively spoke directly about their alleged feud, although they did discuss their experiences during filming.